Got this in my e-mail today. It was too funny and well written not to post here.
Boo.
That’s approximately how scary–and about how much fun-most Halloween costumes and decorations are. Face it, your standard retail Halloween stuff is about as terrifying as a James Taylor album.
If you, however, really understand Halloween the way we do-if you think it means a special time to make children cry, mothers whimper, lips quiver, and grown men sleep with the light on–we’re your merchant of choice. We believe Halloween means body parts, slime and insects, things that groan and creep. A few dozen of our greasy, glow-in-the-dark, life-size maggots scattered around the furniture. Lovely fountains of blood for the buffet-right next to the human brain gelatin (or chopped liver!) mold. Cocktails in laboratory vessels–with a floating eyeball garnish. A welcoming skeleton in the guest closet, and severed hands, feet and hearts growing in the tub. And at the end of the night, a nice gooey miniature brain in guests’ coat pockets will help bring the party back to life for them on the way home.
This was from American Science & Surplus (love this site for my boys all year long)…..and if you are thinking Halloween, you might enjoy a little post I wrote for Blissfully Domestic today. Here is a teaser:
This happens every year. Labor day hits. Then the new school year starts- and I realize….I am already behind! My all-good-things-come-from-here-store (Target) is already sporting Halloween decorations, and I have received no less than 4 Costume catalogs this week and about 163 e-mails from online costume sites. In a panic- last night I yelled to the kids, who were peacefully in the other room doing their homework, “What are you going to be for Halloween? Hurry and decide- If I order tonight I get 20% discount!” Sensing my panic, my boys came running and we shopped online to find an appropriate costume. Not an easy feat. It went a little something like this……read full story here.
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I Love Halloween. Did the whole “who do you wanna be?” thing about a month ago!
I hate bloody, ugly costumes for kids, too! Kids are already aware of the murders, rapes, shootings,& torture that happens every day, even those who aren’t allowed to watch “scary” movies or the nightly news. We protect them as much as we can…but then on Halloween: we CELEBRATE gore, murder, violence, and death!
And we let our other-wise protected children do it too! I don’t get it!!
I bought Ganon’s costume last December at Toys-R-Us for like 2 dollars. It is his first so I don’t think he will mind.
The Evil Genius wants to be a ghost – score! I bought two yards of 108-inch wide bleached muslin and all I have to do is make with the scissors. Dodged another costume bullet…whew.
Oh, and? I saw Winter Holiday (aka Christmas) decorations out last week at a local store. Aaaargh!!
Shade and Sweetwater,
K
I hate gruesome Halloween stuff myself. But that company sounds like it has a fun sense of humor.
I started to feel behind about a week ago. It doesn’t make any sense though! It’s the middle of September!! Argh.
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we’ve just gone to the party store. my kids drove me so insane, i had a meltdown and we left without costumes. how’s that for a nightmare on elm street?
i think this year, if they keep this up, they’ll be themselves. scary enough on some days.
I found your blog form Rocks In My Dryer. I too had a baby that could hit far away moving objects with projectile vomit. We refered to him for a year as “the broken baby.” as for the Halloween costume I bought it last year on the close out sale after the holiday- of course he is currently 17 months old and can’t vote on what he wants to dress up as. I am sure in the future I won’t have that luxury.
I see the ads for both the really scary & the cute not really scary. I guess being in the Los Angeles area I have my choices.